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January 11, 2023
France pushes forward with law to accelerate renewables
French MPs on Tuesday moved ahead with a law to speed up the deployment of renewable energy, as the country’s nuclear plants were hit by maintenance and corrosion problems and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused energy costs to surge.
January 10, 2023Chubb review recommends changes to Australian carbon credits scheme
A review of Australia’s controversial carbon credit system has recommended significant changes to how it is managed, but rejected claims that the scheme lacks integrity and is not delivering real cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.
January 09, 2023US tops EY’s ranking for world’s most attractive renewables market
Professional services firm EY has ranked the United States as the world’s most attractive market for investment in renewable energy – for a large part due to the Inflation Reduction Act passed in August 2022, which is viewed as a game changer for the coun
January 06, 2023Australian forests could become net carbon emitters in coming decades, report finds
Forests in New South Wales are continuing to be cleared to a point that some could become net carbon emitters in coming decades, according to a report released in December by the New South Wales’ Natural Resource Commission.
January 05, 2023UK enjoys record-breaking 2022 for renewables
A record-breaking level of green energy was generated in the UK in 2022, according to new analysis from Imperial College London for Drax Electric Insights.
January 04, 2023Germany earns record 13 billion euros from carbon pricing
Europe’s carbon market and national scheme for heating and transport brought Germany a record 13.2 billion euros in 2022, the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) said on Tuesday.
January 03, 2023Brussels plans energy market reform to curb renewables cost
Brussels plans to overhaul the bloc’s electricity market to prioritise cheaper renewable energy, European Union’s energy commissioner Kadri Simson has said, despite industry warnings that the reforms could smother investment in wind and solar projects.
December 30, 2022Taiwan sets new emissions reduction goal for 2030
Taiwan aims to reduce carbon emissions by 23-25% by 2030 compared with 2005 levels in pursuit of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the National Development Council said Wednesday at a press conference.
December 29, 2022Delhi High Court suspends REC trading for six weeks
The Delhi High Court has suspended the market for trading renewable energy certificates (RECs) issued before October 31, 2022 for six weeks.
December 28, 2022Collapse of Finland's carbon sinks wipes out decades of efforts to reduce emissions
Finland could be subject to billions of euros in costs as the diminishing capacity of forests as a carbon sink has undermined its effort to meet the sink target set by the EU.